Ulf Karlsen

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Ulf Karlsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-03-08) 8 March 1966 (age 58)
Position(s) defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1987 Mo
19881992 Bryne
19911997 Viking
International career
19911992 Norway 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulf Karlsen (born 8 March 1966) is a retired Norwegian football defender.

Ahead of the 1988 season he transferred from Mo IL to Bryne FK, [1] [2] moving on to neighbors Viking FK in 1991. [3] That year, Viking became league champions. Karlsen was also capped three times for Norway. [4]

He retired after the 1997 season and instead entered Viking FK's board of directors. [5]

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References

  1. "Mo-spiller til Bryne?" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 7 October 1987.
  2. "Ulf Karlsen til Bryne" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 14 October 1987.
  3. "Spillerstaller i Eliteserien" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 16 April 1991.
  4. Ulf Karlsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. "Solstad ny leder i Viking" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 February 1988.